The 1881 Philadelphia mayoral election saw Samuel G. King defeat three-term incumbent mayor William S. Stokley.[1]
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This would be the last time until 1951 that a Democrat would win the mayoralty of Philadelphia.[1] It would also be the last time until 1911 that a Republican would fail to win the mayoralty.[1]
The Philadelphia Republican establishment had not accepted Stokley as one of their own and prominent reformist Republicans such as Rudolph Blankenburg opposed Stokley for corruption.[2]
After the influential Committee of One Hundred voted to endorse Stokley, Blankenburg and John Paul Verree resigned their memberships.[3] The Committee reversed itself and endorsed King in the election.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel G. King | 78,215 | 51.87% | |
| Republican | William S. Stokley (incumbent) | 72,428 | 48.03% | |
| Greenback | A.C. Baird | 151 | 0.10% | |
| Turnout | 150,794 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Silcox, Harry (1989). Philadelphia Politics from the Bottom Up: The Life of Irishman William McMullen, 1824-1901. p. 98. ISBN 9780944190012.
- ^ McCaffery, Peter (November 1, 2010). When Bosses Ruled Philadelphia: The Emergence of the Republican Machine, 1867-1933. p. 68. ISBN 978-0271040578.